Vanity case



July 22, 1924; l 1,502,034

M.IO. HART VANITY CASE Filed June 9, 1923 Fatente July 22, 124.

O. '1, OF EUCLID, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE EOMPEIAN COMPANY, OF CLEVE- LAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

"VANITY CASE.

Application filed .i'une 9,

6 Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lit Improvements in Vanity Cases, fully descrlbed and represented in the following specification and the accompanying draws ings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the small boxes for holding cos-. metics, as powder and rouge, in compact form and commonly known in the art as vanity boxes.

These vanity boxes for commercial saleablepur oses must be of attractive appearance an of such size that they may be readily carried in the small handbag or pocketbook.- The must, furthermore, be of such character that the powder and rouge is easy of access for use and in which powder and rouge may be replaced or refilled in the boxes after depletion and retained in osition therein after such refilling or rep acement. These boxes, furthermore, should be provided with a reflecting surface, as a mirror.

' It is the especial object of the present invention to provide a vanity box for holding rouge and powder in the form of compacts which should be of attractive appearance and which shall be constructed so that powder and rouge compacts may be easily and quickly refil ed or replaced in the box and when so placed in the box held securely in osition.

further object of the invention is to provide a vanity box having a reflecting surface, such as a mirror, and improve means for holdin the mirror in position.

With these an other objects not specifically referred to, the invention consists in certain novel parts, arrangements and combinations which will be more particularly. described in connection with the accompanying drawings and the novel features thereof polnted out in the claims hereunto annexed.

in the drawings- Fi re 1 is a face view of the improved .box shown with the cover open;

Fi re :2 is a side view of the box shown in Fig. 1, the parts being closed;

Y V Figure 3 is a front view of Fig. 2;

1923. Serial No. 644,302..

Figure 4: is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken through the center of the' box, the box being shown as closed;

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view on an enlarged .scale of parts of the box shown in Fig. 1

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view partly broken away of the holder plate; and,

Figure 7 is a detail sectional view partly broken away of the means for securlng the holder in position in the box, the sec- 'tion being taken on line 77 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to these drawings. in detailthe box is preferably made of light metal and includes a bottom compartment 1 and a cover 2, these parts bein pivotally associated on a barrel hinge 3. 0 provide a box of attractive appearance the cover and bottom members are preferably shaped as shown, that is, the box is substantially rectangular in' shape, havin fiat portions 4, 5, and ends and sides 6, tapering or beveled toward each other, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The box shown is particularly intended for holding powder and rouge in compact form. These powder and rouge compacts are produced by compacting the powdered cosmetic with a suitable binder on a plate or disk of some thin white material, these compacts being thus made by the manufacturer and replaced or re filled in the box by the user as required. Provision is made by the present invention to securely hold these compacts in the box, these holding means being such as to permit the ready withdrawal and replacing of the compacts and their associated plates In the particular construction illustrated there is provided what" may be termed a holder plate 8 which is provided with an aperture 9 for the powder com act and an aperture 10 for rouge, the pow er aperture being of greater dimensions than the rouge aperture. Thi's'holder plate is or may be formed from a sheet of metal and the apertures 9, 10, are surrounded by walls 11, 12, these walls being formed by turning in the metal of the plate so that the metal projects downwardly, the bottom of these walls extending downwardly, and resting on the bottom 1 of the box. The upper part of the top of the plate is fiat and if desired may be formed with a partition 13 extending positionsthe compact in the box.

across the top, between the rouge and powder compartments. The top, of the holder plate 1s turned downwardly to form a flange 14 which has a snug fit within a peripheral flange 15 on the bottom of-the box. To securely position this holder plate in the box securing means may be provided, such as projections 16 (see Fig. 7) which may snap under a shoulder 17 formed on the flange 15before referred to, this plate being thus securely held in position in the box.

Cooperatin with the walled apertures of the holder pate are locking rings 18, 19, formed preferably of a resilient spring metal, open at each end and having a frictional engagement with the walls 11, 12, before referred to. The lower end of these rings is slightly inturned, as indicated, at 20, and the upper end is formed with a flange 2,1 adapted to'fit over the edge of the holder plate surrounding the apertures and provide an attractive appearance. If desired, the holder rings may have one or more slight projections 22 to insure a firm engagement with walls 11and 12, and to provide ready removal of the holder rings the upper edge of the flange 21 may be provided with a-slightly flattened portion 23 forming a lip which may be engaged by the fingernail to remove the ring rom locking contact with. the walls 11 and 12.

With this construction the inturned edge of the locking ring fits over the plate or'disk of the compact holder and securely in the best constructions an improved plate or disk for the compact will be provided which will more securely hold the powder in place on the disk and which is better adapted to cooperate with the locking ring for position ing in the box. This improved compact holder is in the fennel a dish-shaped plate 24, this plate being concaved in cross section having sides 25 rising upwardly and outwardly from the bottom of the plate and,

I furthermore, the outer edges of this plate are slightly beveled, as indicated at 26. With this construction a sort of pocket is formed on which the powder is readily compacted and which acts to hold the powder against chipping ofl. Furthermora'with this construction the plate and holding ring cooperate to permit convenient removal and replacement in the box, It is to be understood that While this dish-shaped plate is the preferred form, plates of other shapes, as for instance a flat desired.

' Boxes constructed in accordance with the invention will include a mirror or similar reflecting surface and, in the particular box shown, this reflecting surface is in the form of a glass mirror 27 positioned in the cover of the box. Improved means are provided plate, may be used ifasoaoee this flange 31 fitting, as by friction fit, on

the outside of the flange 29 before referred to. With this construction the mirror is firmly held in place but, in case of injury thereto, may be readily removed and another mirror inserted in its place.

In the best constructions means are provided for securing the cover to the bottom which, in the present instance, is a sprin. catch indicated generally by the numera 32 in Fig. 3, this catch securing the flange 33 of the cover to the flange 15 of the bottom before referred to.

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While the invention has been shown and a plate having vertical flanges extending reversely to those of the first plate and in frictional engagement therewith, said second plate also having horizontal flanges engaging the mirror near its edges.

2. in a vanity box, a compact holding body, a cover pivotally associated therewith by a hinge, said cover having side portions sloping downwardly from a central portion, a plate having a rectangular located'inside the cover in the flat portion thereof and spaced from the sloping sides, said flanges forming a pocket, 2:. rmrror in the pocket, and a removable securing plate having a rectangular flange in frictional engagement with the flange of the 71 firstnamed plate, and a horizontal flange engaging the mlrror near its edges.

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3. in a box for holding cosmetics, a

bottom compartment, a flanged plate se cured in the compartment and provided with a walled aperture, a compact havin retaining plates formed with upwardly bevelled edges, a locking ring frictionally engaging with the walls ofthe aperture, the lower end of said ring being inturned to engage the locking plate and the ripper end having a projection extending above the which the rin may be removed, an a cover,

4. In a vanity box, having a bottom and 5 a cover, a flanged plate secured in the under side of the cover, a reflecting surface positioned in the plate, a, locking member for holding the mirror in position comprising late by a plate havin aflange against which the IDlIlOI' mayar, and a holding 'fla' e 1 frictionally engaging with the flange of t e first named plate. n v

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

, MIVLOQHABT. 

